GEORGIA
WSB
By Richard Elliot
LITHONIA, Ga. —
Controversy continues over a Jewish rabbi wrapping embattled megachurch leader Bishop Eddie Long in a sacred Torah scroll and calling him a king at a ceremony last Sunday at New Birth Missionary Baptist Church.
The Anti-Defamation League, which aims to protect Jewish rights and customs, is among the latest group of opponents criticizing what they saw on the YouTube video circulating on the Internet.
“We were appalled by the video of Bishop Long being celebrated in a fake Jewish ritual,” said the ADL’s Southeast Director Bill Nigut. “There’s no Jewish ritual that bears any resemblance to what went on at the church last Sunday.”
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